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Navy gives China firm 2 months

Navy chief of staff Adm Tharoengsak Sirisawat, right, and Liu Song, a visiting vice president of China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co (CSOC), in their meeting at the Royal Thai Navy headquarters in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo supplied)

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has given China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co (CSOC) two more months to honour its agreement to supply the navy with an S26T Yuan-class submarine with German-made MTU396 diesel engines, RTN spokesman Pokkrong Monthatphalin said.

The new deadline or by Aug 9 was given after hours of discussions in Bangkok on Thursday between navy chief of staff Adm Tharoengsak Sirisawat and Liu Song, a visiting vice president of CSOC, he said.

During the talks, CSOC…

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